NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1959 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 106

HOUSE BILL 251

 

 

AN ACT TO DIVIDE THE CITY OF HICKORY INTO SIX WARDS AND TO PROVIDE FOR NEW REGISTRATION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1. The City of Hickory shall be divided into six (6) Wards as follows:

Ward 1: BEGINNING at a point in the intersection of the center line of 2nd Avenue, northwest and the center line of 2nd Street, northwest, and running thence North with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest to the center line of 5th Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of 5th Avenue, northwest to the center line of 1st Street, northwest; thence North with the center line of 1st Street, northwest to the center line of 8th Avenue, northwest; thence West with the center line of 8th Avenue, northwest to the center line of 2nd Street, northwest; thence North with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest to the center line of 9th Avenue, northwest; thence West with the center line of 9th Avenue, northwest to the center line of 4th Street Drive, northwest; thence North with the center line of 4th Street Drive, northwest and its proposed extension in a northern direction to the center line of 15th Avenue, northwest; thence North with the center line of 1st Street, northwest to the center line of 16th Avenue, northwest; thence in a northerly direction to the intersection of the center line of 17th Avenue and the center line of 2nd Street, northwest; thence North with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest in a northwestern direction to the corporate limits of the City of Hickory; thence with the corporate limits of the City of Hickory in an eastern and southeastern direction to the center line of 10th Street, northeast, at the National Guard Armory; thence South with the center line of 10th Street, northeast to the center line of 13th Avenue, northeast; thence West with the center line of 13th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 8th Street, northeast; thence southwest with the center line of 8th Street, northeast to the intersection of the center line of 12th Avenue, northeast; thence northwest with the center line of 12th Avenue, northeast to the intersection of the center line of 7th Street, northeast; thence southwest with the center line of 7th Street, northeast to the center line of 9th Avenue, northeast; thence northwest with the center line of 9th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 6th Street, northeast; thence southwest with the center line of 6th Street, northeast to the center line of 7th Avenue, northeast; thence northwest with the center line of 7th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 5th Avenue Place, northeast; thence southwest with the center line of 5th Avenue Place, northeast to the center line of 5th Avenue, northeast; thence West with the center line of 5th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 3rd Street, northeast; thence South with the center line of 3rd Street, northeast to the center line of 4th Avenue, northeast; thence West with the center line of 4th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 2nd Street, northeast; thence South with the center line of 2nd Street, northeast to the center line of 2nd Avenue, northeast; thence West with the center line of 2nd Avenue, northeast/northwest to the center line of 2nd Street, northwest, to the point of BEGINNING.

Ward 2: BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of 2nd Street, northeast and of the center line of 2nd Avenue, northeast, and running thence North with the center line of 2nd Street, northeast to the center line of 4th Avenue, northeast; thence East with the center line of 4th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 3rd Street, northeast; thence North with the center line of 3rd Street, northeast to the center line of 5th Avenue, northeast; thence East with the center line of 5th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 5th Avenue Place, northeast; thence northeast with the center line of 5th Avenue Place, northeast to the center line of 7th Avenue, northeast; thence southeast with the center line of 7th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 6th Street, northeast; thence northeast with the center line of 6th Street, northeast to the center line of 9th Avenue, northeast; thence southeast with the center line of 9th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 7th Street, northeast; thence northeast with the center line of 7th Street, northeast to the center line of 12th Avenue, northeast; thence southeast with the center line of 12th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 8th Street, northeast; thence northeast with the center line of 8th Street, northeast to the center line of 13th Avenue, northeast; thence East with the center line of 13th Avenue, northeast to the center line of 10th Street, northeast; thence North with the center line of the extension of 10th Street, northeast to the corporate limits of the City of Hickory; thence with the corporate limits of the City of Hickory in a southeastern, southern and southwestern direction to the intersection of the center line of 8th Street Drive, southeast; thence northwest with the center line of 8th Street Drive, southeast to the center line of 1st Avenue, southeast; thence North with the center line of 8th Street, southeast to the center line of "E" Avenue, southeast; thence northwest with the present ward line between Ward 4 and 5 (present ward designation) to the intersection of the center line of 5th Avenue, northeast and the center line of Main Avenue, northeast; thence southwest with the center line of Main Avenue, northeast to the center line of 4th Street, northeast; thence North with the center line of 4th Street, northeast to the center line of 2nd Avenue, northeast; thence West with the center line of 2nd Avenue, northeast to the center line of 2nd Street, northeast, the point of BEGINNING.

Ward 3: BEGINNING at a point in the intersection of the center line of 2nd Street, northwest and the center line of 2nd Avenue, northwest, and running thence East with the center line of 2nd Avenue, northwest/northeast to the center line of 4th Street, northeast; thence South with the center line of 4th Street, northeast to the center line of Main Avenue, northeast; thence northeast with the center line of Main Avenue, northeast to the center line of 5th Avenue, northeast; thence southeast with the present ward line between Ward 4 and 5 (present ward designation) to the center line of "E" Avenue, southeast; thence southeast with the center line of 8th Street, southeast to the center line of 1st Avenue, southeast; thence South to the center line of 8th Street Drive, southeast; thence southwest with the center line of 8th Street Drive, southeast to the corporate limits of the City of Hickory; thence with the corporate limits of the City of Hickory in a southeastern and southwestern direction to a point, said point being located approximately 500 feet southwest from the intersection of the center lines of 4th Street, southwest and U. S. Highways Nos. 64 and 70; and runs thence northeast to the intersections of 4th Street, southwest and U. S. Highways Nos. 64 and 70; thence northwest with the center line of 4th Street, southwest to the center line of 8th Avenue Drive, southwest; thence northeast with the center line of 8th Avenue Drive, southwest to the center line of 1st Street, southwest; thence North with the center line of 1st Street, southwest to the center line of Main Avenue, northwest; thence West with the center line of Main Avenue, northwest to the center line of 2nd Street, northwest; thence North with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest to the center line of 2nd Avenue, northwest, the point of BEGINNING.

Ward 4: BEGINNING at a point in the intersection of the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest and the center line of 2nd Street, northwest, and running South with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest to the center line of Main Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of Main Avenue, northwest to the center line of 1st Street, southwest extended; thence South with the center line of 1st Street Extension, southwest and 1st Street, southwest to the center line of 8th Avenue Drive, southwest; thence southwest with the center line of 8th Avenue Drive, southwest to the center line of 4th Street, southwest; thence southeast with the center line of 4th Street, southwest to the center line of U. S. Highways Nos. 64 and 70; thence in a southwestern direction approximately 500 feet to the corporate limits of the City of Hickory; thence with the corporate limits of the City of Hickory in a northwestern and western direction to the center line of U. S. Highway No. 64 and the center line of 12th Street, southwest; thence North with the center line of 12th Street, southwest to the center line of 1st Avenue, southwest; thence East with the center line of 1st Avenue, southwest to the center line of 6th Street, southwest; thence North with the center line of 6th Street, southwest and the proposed 6th Street, northwest to the center line of 1st Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of 1st Avenue, northwest to the center line of 4th Street, northwest; thence North with the center line of 4th Street, northwest to the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest to the center line of 4th Street, northwest, the point of BEGINNING.

Ward 5: BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest and the center line of 4th Street, northwest, and running thence South with the center line of 4th Street, northwest to the center line of 1st Avenue, northwest; thence West with the center line of 1st Avenue, northwest to the center line of 6th Street, northwest; thence South with the center line of proposed 6th Street, northwest and the center line of 6th Street, southwest to the center line of 1st Avenue, southwest; thence West with the center line of 1st Avenue, southwest to the center line of 12th Street, southwest; thence South with the center line of 12th Street, southwest extended in a southerly direction to the corporate limits of the City of Hickory; thence with the corporate limits of the City of Hickory in a western and northern direction to a point approximately 450 feet southeast of the intersection of the center line of the Lenoir Road and the center line of U. S. Highway No. 321 Bypass; thence southeast with the center line of the Lenoir Road to the center line of 7th Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of 7th Avenue, northwest to a point, said point being located 429 feet East of the intersection of the center line of 10th Street Boulevard, northwest and the center line of 7th Avenue, northwest; thence southeast to a point in the center line of 4th Avenue Drive, northwest, said point being located in front of House No. 1095-4th Avenue Drive, northwest; thence southeast with the center line of 4th Avenue Drive, northwest to the center line of 7th Street, northwest; thence South with the center line of 7th Street, northwest to the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest to the center line of 4th Street, northwest, the point of BEGINNING.

Ward 6: BEGINNING at the intersection of the center line of 2nd Street, northwest and the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest, and running thence West with the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest to the center line of 7th Street, northwest; thence North with the center line of 7th Street, northwest to the center line of 4th Avenue Drive, northwest; thence northwest with the center line of 4th Avenue Drive, northwest to a point in the center line of 4th Avenue Drive, northwest, said point being located in front of House No. 1095-4th Avenue Drive, northwest; thence northwest to a point in the center line of 7th Avenue, northwest, said point being located 429 feet East from the intersection of the center line of 10th Street Boulevard, northwest and the center line of 7th Avenue, northwest; thence West with the center line of 7th Avenue, northwest to the center line of the Lenoir Road; thence northwest with the center line of the Lenoir Road in a northwestern direction to the corporate limits of the City of Hickory; thence with the corporate limits of the City of Hickory in an eastern direction to the center line of 2nd Street, northwest; thence southeast with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest to the center line of 17th Avenue, northwest; thence southeast with the present ward lines between Wards Nos. 2 and 3 (present ward designation) to the center line of 16th Avenue, northwest; thence South with the center line of 1st Street, northwest to the center line of 15th Avenue, northwest; thence South with the center line of 4th Street Drive, northwest extension and the center line of 4th Street Drive, northwest to the center line of 9th Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of 9th Avenue, northwest to the center line of 2nd Street, northwest; thence South with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest to the center line of 8th Avenue, northwest; thence East with the center line of 8th Avenue, northwest to the center line of 1st Street, northwest; thence South with the center line of 1st Street, northwest to the center line of 5th Avenue, northwest; thence West with the center line of 5th Avenue, northwest to the center line of 2nd Street, northwest; thence South with the center line of 2nd Street, northwest to the center line of 3rd Avenue, northwest, the point of BEGINNING.

Sec. 2. Any member of the city council who becomes domiciled in a different ward as a result of the relocation of the ward boundaries shall continue to represent the ward from which he was elected until the expiration of the term for which he was elected.

Sec. 3. The city council shall have the power from time to time to order a new registration for any ward by giving public notice thereof by posting a notice in a newspaper published within the City of Hickory, or, in the event there is no newspaper published within the city, by posting such notice at three (3) public places, for twenty (20) days prior to the beginning of the registration period.

Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This Act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 20th day of March, 1959.